The African Development Bank assembled top representatives from African airlines, aviation industry organizations, civil aviation and regulatory authorities, airplane manufacturers, financiers and development partners to discuss the future of aviation in Africa. The Bank initiated the consultation to obtain the views of stakeholders as it prepares its action plan on aviation on the heels ofRead more

Washington, DC — For years, the United States has warily eyed China’s forays into Africa. Most recently, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made headlines for criticizing China’s aggressive commercial strategy during his visit to the continent last month. But it is not only China that is outpacing the United States in capitalizing on Africa’s growingRead more

The dream of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was, among others, to foster trade and development among member states. But the integration dream will only be realised if institutional barriers to trade are addressed. These include poor protection of trade routes, weak enforcement, the fact that traders don’tRead more

The Government of the Republic of Angola, represented by Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira, Minister of Finance and Governor for the African Development Bank, and the Bank, represented by Joseph Ribeiro, Country Manager for Angola, signed on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Cabinda Province, a loan agreement in the amount of US $101.07 million forRead more

The ABR Delegates led by its President, Mr. Dossou Aworet are participating in the 2 day event holding on 26-27 March 2018 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. African Business Roundtable is seeking to engage the private sector, credible firms, institutional partners and high level participants of the forum to join its membership and enhance the privateRead more

The African Development Bank celebrates with Africa and pledges its full support to achieve the success of the recently launched Continental Free Trade Area, as part of its strategy to help Integrate Africa. To accelerate trade facilitation, the Bank has invested more than $20 million over the past five years in trade agreement support, andRead more

The Extraordinary Summit on the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) held from 17-21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, will serve as a platform for the African Union to sign into existence another flagship project that will boost intra-Africa trade: The Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to Free Movement of Persons, Rights of ResidenceRead more

Nigerian entrepreneurs are known to be enthusiastic, hence the popular saying that if you can excel as an entrepreneur in Nigeria, you can excel anywhere else. However, the trait doesn’t come naturally. The hustle and bustle of the country sort of configure almost everyone to automatically be zealous hard workers. Andrew Akangbe could be regardedRead more